Subject-Verb Agreement

Front

What is Subject-Verb Agreement?

Back

Subject-Verb Agreement means that the subject of a sentence and the verb must match in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

Front

What is a singular subject?

Back

A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cat runs.'

Front

What is a plural subject?

Back

A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cats run.'

Front

Which verb goes with a singular subject?

Back

A singular subject takes a singular verb. For example, 'The dog barks.'

Front

Which verb goes with a plural subject?

Back

A plural subject takes a plural verb. For example, 'The dogs bark.'

Front

What is the correct verb form for 'He/She/It'?

Back

The correct verb form is singular. For example, 'She runs.'

Front

What is the correct verb form for 'They'?

Back

The correct verb form is plural. For example, 'They run.'

Front

Identify the error: 'The boy play soccer.'

Back

The error is in the verb. It should be 'The boy plays soccer.'

Front

Identify the error: 'The girls runs fast.'

Back

The error is in the verb. It should be 'The girls run fast.'

Front

What is the correct sentence? 'The teacher teach us.' or 'The teacher teaches us.'

Back

The correct sentence is 'The teacher teaches us.'